Urban Development and Environmental Research Center
(UDERC)
Sakano Lab
Tokyo Institute of
Technology
Morishita Lab:
Aichi Gakuin University
Research Group
Dr. Takeshi Komai
Institute of Geo-Resources&
Environment (GREEN),
National Institute of Advanced
Industrial Science and
Technology (AIST)
Tsukuba, Japan
UDERC is a publishing Partner
of World Health Organizations
to produce environmental and
health literature in Urdu
Environmental Science
Department,
Lahore College for Women
University (LCWU)) Pakistan
Department of Research
and Evaluation, University
of the Punjab, Lahore ( In
progress)
Collaborating
Organizations
ADI Inc. (Canada)  is our strategic
partner to solve the problem of
arsenic-contamination in Pakistan
International Society
of City and Regional
Planners (ISoCaRP)
UDERC was established
by Dr. M. Atiq ur Rahman
(JSPS Postdoctoral
Research Fellow) to
extend the benefits of his
research to local
communities at
grassroots level in
Pakistan.
UDERC is strategic partner of  
SANYO (Gulf) and Global
Village Energy Partnership
(GVEP) for the Promotion of
Solar Technology in Pakistan.
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NHK World Radio Japan
(Japanese Language/
Other programs)
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